170124-N-FT178-015 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 24, 2017) Boatswain's Mate 3rd Class Kevin Sanchez, from Queens, New York, removes chains from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57). Lake Champlain is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)
Date Taken: | 01.24.2017 |
Date Posted: | 01.26.2017 00:30 |
Photo ID: | 3121361 |
VIRIN: | 170124-N-FT178-015 |
Resolution: | 1800x1033 |
Size: | 1.17 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Hometown: | QUEENS, NEW YORK, US |
Web Views: | 11 |
Downloads: | 9 |
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